For $150 a ticket, wewe can pay tribute to Michael Jackson on the one mwaka anniversary of his death ... at the swanky Beverly Hilton Hotel. Problem is ... the event is not sanctioned kwa the people who control all things MJ.
"Forever Michael" is being thrown kwa The Jackson Family Foundation and VoicePlate.com. Joseph Fahmy, the guy who runs VoicePlate, tells TMZ Joe and Katherine Jackson, along with Michael's 3 kids are expected to attend. But sources connected with the family tell us ... Katherine and the kids won't even be in town on June 26 -- the siku of the event.
According to the VoicePlate website, "A portion of the proceeds for this event will be presented to some of Michael Jackson's inayopendelewa charities at the event." As for what portion goes to charity and where the rest of the money goes ... Fahmy wouldn't say, although he did tell us he just hopes to break even.
And there's this ... Fahmy says Jackson songs will be sung the entire evening. It's all news to the Michael Jackson estate. Howard Weitzman, lawyer for the estate, tells TMZ, "No one ever contacted the Estate to see whether au not they would approve, participate in, au allow the use of Michael's name, likeness, image au intellectual property for this event."
Caveat emptor.
"Forever Michael" is being thrown kwa The Jackson Family Foundation and VoicePlate.com. Joseph Fahmy, the guy who runs VoicePlate, tells TMZ Joe and Katherine Jackson, along with Michael's 3 kids are expected to attend. But sources connected with the family tell us ... Katherine and the kids won't even be in town on June 26 -- the siku of the event.
According to the VoicePlate website, "A portion of the proceeds for this event will be presented to some of Michael Jackson's inayopendelewa charities at the event." As for what portion goes to charity and where the rest of the money goes ... Fahmy wouldn't say, although he did tell us he just hopes to break even.
And there's this ... Fahmy says Jackson songs will be sung the entire evening. It's all news to the Michael Jackson estate. Howard Weitzman, lawyer for the estate, tells TMZ, "No one ever contacted the Estate to see whether au not they would approve, participate in, au allow the use of Michael's name, likeness, image au intellectual property for this event."
Caveat emptor.
J.K. Rowling says she was approached kwa Michael Jackson to turn her Harry Potter novels into a stage musical.
But the mwandishi turned him down because she was convinced that the musical wouldn't be a success.
Even though she has agreed to many merchandising deals and even a theme park, she told Oprah Winfrey that there were many things she rejected. She said:
"Michael Jackson wanted to do a musical. I alisema no to a lot of things. For me, I upendo the films, I upendo the books, and there's elements that I upendo around it… like the theme park. But I only wanted to do it because I knew it would be incredible."
But the mwandishi turned him down because she was convinced that the musical wouldn't be a success.
Even though she has agreed to many merchandising deals and even a theme park, she told Oprah Winfrey that there were many things she rejected. She said:
"Michael Jackson wanted to do a musical. I alisema no to a lot of things. For me, I upendo the films, I upendo the books, and there's elements that I upendo around it… like the theme park. But I only wanted to do it because I knew it would be incredible."
Michael <3
